In Bangladesh and West Bengal, Makar Sankranti is also known as Poush Sankranti. The festivities on this day are known as Magh Bihu in Assam, Maghi Sangrand or Uttarayan in Jammu, Sakraat in Haryana, Sukarat in central India, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, Ghughuti in Uttarakhand, Makara Sankranti in Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa and Sankhranti in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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